A letter from Hope and Homes for Children CEO Mark Waddington to all of our supporters, reflecting on the year that has gone and outlining our plans for 2022.
Tom was reunited with his dad, stepmother, grandmother and sisters by our partners in Uganda, Childs i Foundation.
We’re delighted to share the news that Dr Liliana Rotaru, part of our team in Moldova, has been awarded the 2020-21 United Nations General Award for an Outstanding Human Rights Achievement.
The pandemic has forced us to find new and different ways to approach many issues. Director of Global Advocacy, Michela Costa, asks – is this the start of the fightback against orphanage care?
For every two Covid deaths, one child becomes a covid orphan. As countries plan their recovery from Covid, vulnerable children are being forgotten.
In June 2021, Rwandan care leaver Aimé became one of just 30 speakers invited to share their experiences of care with the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But it’s been a long journey from his lonely cot in Wikwiheba Mwana orphanage.
For care reform to truly flourish at scale, it requires greater coherence, collaboration and to be centre-stage in global initiatives to promote human rights, address poverty and build community resilience. Read our recommendations for the 2021 United Nations Day of General Discussion on Children’s Rights and Alternative Care
Today, Olga Kurylenko is a successful Hollywood actress, but having been brought up in a single parent family in Ukraine, she knows only too the risks faced by children growing up in poverty.
A number of children with disabilities, reunited with their families through our work, are now calling on the UN to recognise orphanages as one of the biggest barriers to progress on creating safe, healthy and inclusive communities.
Alongside 23 organisations, we outline our joint recommendations for how to make this Strategy a success for all children.